So… I wanted to try and write a story using a different main character, and I decided that I would like that person to be… Tenten! As much as I love Sakura, I'd also like to give Tenten some spotlight, since she doesn't have much screen time in the manga. ^_^

I also enjoyed reading some Tenten-centric fanfics. Since I've opened up to many other pairings in "Naruto", I may be experimenting with a couple that I have never written about before, but that's for you, the readers, to decide. I'll ask that question at the end. For now, please enjoy this story, Tenten-fans! =D

By the way, I did a lot of reading on the Heian Era before writing this fic… O_o. However, some facts may not be right, since I'm writing a fiction story after all. I'm still trying to create that sense of "historical fiction" in this story, though.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Prologue: A New Home

A young child about ten years of age dragged her feet along the path laid in front of her using her remaining strength. Leaves and clumps of dirt stuck out of her waist length brown hair while her normally pale face was dirtied by dust. The piece of Chinese clothing that adorned her body as now torn at the waist, exposing the girl's bare skin, coupled with bright red blood, through a long slit. Tightening her grip on the small sack she had be pulling along, she swung the bag over her shoulder and kept walking, not even knowing where the road will take her.

Soon, the strong smell of freshly caught fish invaded her nostrils, causing the young brunette to pinch the bridge of her nose. The looked ahead and found herself staring at a hoard of people walking around, examining the goods laid out by the stall keepers, and exchanging food for other necessities, such as a silk sash.

Having nowhere else to go, the girl ran into the crowd, immediately mingling with the adults around her. A few minutes later, the girl concluded mentally that she had made a stupid decision. The older and stronger adults kept walking, bumping into her and pushing her out of the way, by force if necessary. Not one of them gave a second glance at the young girl in a red qi-pao, who was now sprawled on the ground with tears streaming down her cheeks. Silently, she cursed in Chinese at the adults who were walking all around her, not even caring enough to help her up.

"Ah, hey, are you okay?"

The young brunette raised her head, just to find herself face to face with another girl her age, who was crouched down, and had short, light pink hair paired with eyes that reminded her of emeralds. The brunette cocked her head to the side, not understanding a word the Japanese girl said.

"Here." The rosette gently grabbed the brunette's dirty and blood stained fingers and helped her get up. The Japanese girl then led the brunette out of the crowd quickly, as if she knew the place like the back of her hand.

Once they were out of the bustling market, the pink haired girl extended her hand and introduced herself in Japanese. "My name's Sakura. Haruno, Sakura. What's yours?"

The other girl stared blankly at her and blinked a few times. She slowly shook her head to indicate that she didn't understand the language. She did, however, say something in Chinese.

"Wo men zai ri ben ma?" *

Now it was the Sakura's turn to act confused. She scratched her head, then folded her arms. "Um, okay. L-Let's try this." She pointed to herself and said slowly, "Sa-ku-ra." Then, the rosette pointed to the other girl and shrugged.

The brunette's mouth formed an "oh". She imitated Sakura's actions. Only this time, she said her own name.

"Tenten."

Sorry for the extra, extra shortness of this prologue. I wanted to show how Sakura and Tenten met the first time. The other chapters will be much longer, I promise. The next chapter will fast forward to the future. Then… the fun will start. =D

"Wo men zai ri ben ma?"= Are we in Japan?

(I'm Chinese, so I should know. ^^)

So… what do you guys think? Please leave your reviews and tell me your opinions! Does this look like a promising start? The little button down the page is just begging to be pressed. =3

Finally, my question to you all is...

Do you guys want:

A) NejiTen with SasuSaku as a side pair

B) SasuTenJi triangle with NaruSaku as a side pair (If Sasutenji wins, I'll do my best to write it, since it's my first time writing something like that after all =3)

C) NejiTen with NaruSaku as a side pair

D) SasuTenJi with SasuSaku as a side pair in the end

Please tell me your choices in your reviews! Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for chapter two!